Swana Surname
Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname
Swana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,535 | 1:16,291 | 2,031 |
| Pakistan | 2,145 | 1:83,284 | 2,838 |
| South Africa | 1,879 | 1:28,833 | 3,703 |
| Zambia | 1,046 | 1:15,153 | 1,724 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Swana (1,899) may also be a first name.
Swana Demographics
Average Swana Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swana (Arabic: سوانا, Bengali: স্বনা, Hindi: स्वाना, Oriya: ନା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,147th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 741,962 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Swana are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Swana is also the 174,422nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,899 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,535 people, or 1 in 16,291. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.
Swana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Swana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Swana surname rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Swana last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Swana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning R 219,228 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swana in the Bengali language | ||
| স্বনা | sbana | - |
| Swana in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाना | svana | 66.67 |
| स्वना | svana | 6.67 |
| सवाना | savana | 6.67 |
| सबाना | sabana | 6.67 |
| सबना | sabana | 6.67 |
| स्वर्णा | svarna | 6.67 |
| Swana in the Oriya language | ||
| ନା | na | 25 |
| ନନ୍ | nan | 25 |
| ାନା | ana | 25 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 25 |
| Swana in the Arabic language | ||
| سوانا | swana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swana
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